Pxio
As a sole Product Designer on a compact team, I led UX strategy, interface design, prototyping, and user feedback collection. I defined and iterated UX flows and product strategy to align with user needs and access models, led research and journey mapping, partnered with engineering and product to maintain a unified design system, and created interactive prototypes and demos to validate secure onboarding and access control experiences.
60%
User Preference in Live Testing
Fast
local sharing
More
Privacy & Control
Target Users
Privacy-conscious professionals
Timeline
8 months
Category
B2B, B2C SaaS
Type of Work
Research
Discovery
Prototyping
Stakeholder Management
Usability Testing
Interviews
User Journeys
Information Architecture
User Story Mapping
User Story Writing
Pxio is a cross-platform mobile and desktop app that enables users to instantly share visual content over the same Wi-Fi network without relying on cloud uploads or third-party storage, prioritizing speed, privacy, and controlled access. The challenge was to design a secure, intuitive experience with robust access controls and visibility filters that feel effortless in dynamic shared environments like coworking spaces, and in testing 67% of users reported it felt faster and more private than their existing workflows.
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Discovery: Miro, Figjam, User Journeys
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Design: Figma
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Product/Backlog: Atlassian, Stories On Board, Storybook, HubSpot
Process
Define UX Strategy
Established the design mission around fast, secure peer-to-peer sharing with privacy and access control as core pillars.
Prototype & Test
Created interactive prototypes in Figma, tested them with users in co-working environments, and gathered real-world feedback.
User Research & Journey Mapping
Led research and mapped the user journey to understand real sharing contexts and key pain points for secure access.
Iterate Based on Real Usage
Refined access controls and UI interactions based on ease-of-use concerns and feedback from live nearby testing at Halle4 – WeWork.
Flow Modeling
Mapped onboarding, visibility control, and file send/receive flows to build clear paths for new users and shared-space scenarios.
Cross-Functional Delivery
Worked with engineering, product, and stakeholders to ensure design fidelity, consistent design system usage, and readiness for MVP rollout.
Key Challenge
Ineffective Permission Management for content sharing
Challenge
Existing file-sharing tools like AirDrop or WeTransfer were either OS-specific, lacked effective permission management for shared spaces, or opened doors to unintended users on the network.
Solution
Designed Pxio as a secure, cross-platform P2P content sharing app with role-based access, visibility filters, and ephemeral session sharing, enabling users to selectively share files over the same Wi-Fi without a central cloud dependency.
Impact
Users experienced faster, more private sharing workflows tailored for dynamic shared environments, and early testing showed 67% of users felt Pxio was faster and more private than their current tools.
Outcome & Impact
Secure, Local Sharing
Delivered a P2P sharing experience that didn’t rely on cloud uploads or third-party storage.
Real-World Validation
In real environment tests, a significant portion of users (67%) found the app faster and more private than existing workflows.
Cross-Platform Compatibility
Enabled seamless sharing across both mobile and desktop devices on the same Wi-Fi.
Rapid MVP Delivery
Built and validated the MVP effectively in a focused design sprint with early feedback loops.
Intuitive Access Controls
Role-based access and visibility filters made sharing both flexible and secure.
Foundation for Future Phases
Created a UX baseline for service binding, audit trails, and enhanced permission models for subsequent releases.